Student killed walking to grab graduation cap and gown for ‘Senior Walk’ by drunk driver after school forced kids to park off campus due to ‘insufficient’ parking: Lawsuit

A high-school senior in Nevada was killed by a drunk driver while walking to grab her graduation cap and gown for a “Senior Walk” ceremony after her school forced students to park off campus “due to insufficient on-campus parking,” a lawsuit says.

The parents of McKenzie Scott, 18, are suing the Clark County School District and the city of Las Vegas, as well as the driver who killed her, for negligence and wrongful death in connection with the May 2025 crash that claimed her life.

The family filed its legal complaint outlining their allegations exactly one year to the day that Scott died. Keenan Jackson pleaded guilty to DUI resulting in death in October and was sentenced to serve eight to 20 years in prison in November…

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